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    My son is in class XI & OCI card holder. He did all his schooling from West Bengal only. Is he eligible to appear in WBJEE?

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    saikat.bhattacharjee 29th Sep, 2018
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    Arijit Mukherjee 29th May, 2019


    Did your son ultimately appear for WBJEE?

    The 2019 rules say that the candidate must be a citizen of India. The document is silent about PIO/OCI. In fact, I am right now in your situation and seeking an answer. Other exams, like IISER/NISER, NEET etc. have clarified that OCI candidates can appear for the exams.

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    9th Jun, 2019
    Now I am also confused. :-( Though he is going to appear in 2020, not sure where we can get a confirmatory answer. Let me check. In the interim, let me know in case you find the answer.
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    24th Aug, 2020
    saikat.bhattacharjee Hi, In the form it is mentioned only for Indian Citizen. Curious to know if your son was able to appear in the exam ? Please let us know.
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    Sourav Mukherjee 1st Dec, 2018

    yes your son has been eligibel for WBJEE.

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    25th Oct, 2019
    WBJEE 2020 form fillup us underway. i cannot see OCI as an option, but only nationality i can see can be selected iz Indian. Does this mean a OCI card holder is not eligible??
    Need urgent help to get this clarified. I am getting confusing response from board office.
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    Pallavi 23rd Oct, 2018
    Yes he is eligible with the same process fee may differ .So don't worry
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    Neha Jain 29th Sep, 2018

    Hi there,

    Thank you for posting your query on our platform.

    As your son has done all his schooling from West Bengal including his both Class X and XII he is for sure eligible to write the WBJEE examination.

    WBJEE examination ocches once in an year for admission to varuous engineering colleges, architecture coueses and pharmacy courses in all of West Bengal.

    For more information on the same please refer to the following link:

    https://www.careers360.com/exams/wbjee

    All the best!

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    29th Sep, 2018
    Thanks for your quick answer. In that case I presume he will be trated as any other general candidate and can take admission to any affilited college according to his exam ranking. Please confirm.
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    29th Sep, 2018
    In reply to the comment posted by Saikat Bhattacharjee:

    Yes. Your son will be treated like any other general candidate and will be able to get into an affiliated college according to his rank in WBJEE.

    Hope that's helpful!
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